SOLUTION: the perimeter of a rectangle is 132 meters. the length is 2 meters more than 3 times the width. what are the dimensions?

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Question 944664: the perimeter of a rectangle is 132 meters. the length is 2 meters more than 3 times the width. what are the dimensions?
Answer by amarjeeth123(569) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the width be x.
Then the length is (3x+2).
perimeter of the rectangle is 132 meters
2(x+(3x+2))=132
4x+2=66
4x=64
x=16
The length=50
The dimensions of the rectangle are 50m and 16m.